BURN IT DOWNADAPTED FROM DAVID ROVICS

Young Muslim – Babar Ahmed – arrested 2003He’d given money to a Palestinian charityHe had some radical opinions – a family and a wifeNow they want to keep Babar behind bars for the rest of his life You see he filed a complaint about police brutalityHad some dangerous thoughts about things like peace and libertyIt seems your story can’t win unless it’s one that you can spinSo will this song make a difference if we make enough din?Singing: We don’t like the MI6 we’re going to burn it downState-sponsored terrorists – drive ‘em out of townWe’ll bring a lot of gasoline, pour it on the floorLight a match, say a prayer, and then run right out the door Burn it down, burn it down, we’re going to burn it down,Burn it down, burn it down, burn it downIf you just sang that chorus then you just broke the lawTo be a terrorist now you’ve just got to flap your jawAnd hey who knows – before you have the chance to blinkWhether you’re a criminal might depend on what you thinkBack then they came for Babar, maybe next they’ll come for youLet me tell you what I think all of us could doSing this song with me, raise your fists and caterwaulIf we all fight together then they can’t arrest us allBut we don’t like Woodward prison and we’re going to burn it downThere’s an innocent man in there crushed under the crownWe’ll bring a lot of gasoline and pour it on the floorLight a match, say a prayer and then run right out the doorBurn it down, burn it down, we’re going to burn it down,Burn it down, burn it down, burn it down My friends said “Maybe he really was guilty”I said “Where’s the evidence?” They said “On the BBC”Face it, the media ruin anyone they just pick and chooseThey’ll always find a scapegoat, just go and ask Fox News “You can have a voice on anything!”“Except the things that matter!” And if you act on your opinions you’re likely to get battered “Do you like labour or the tories?” “I don’t give a shit But I’m not so pleased to see our lives couped up bit by bit”But we don’t like the apartheid wall and we’re going to burn it downRacist nation-states don’t deserve exclusive townsWe’ll bring a battering ram and batter back the hateFuck it’s the 21st century – let’s incinerate the gate! Burn it down, burn it down, we’re going to burn it down,Burn it down, burn it down, burn it down x 2